The whole way through I couldn’t help but feel that the main character was a real creep (which was in no way alleviated by his actions), meaning that there was no possible way to enjoy that whole chapter. What makes it even stranger is that none of the other characters seem to care, other than one off-handed comment that their relationship is illegal, which is never followed up. The fourth chapter was just weird a relationship between someone who is (roughly) 30 and a 15 year old? What? I just can’t even imagine what the developers were thinking when they decided that that was a good idea.
The writers obviously have some vague idea of what makes a good story, so I can’t help but wonder what went wrong with the other routes. It could have been a good story all on its own in my opinion. The third chapter actually had substance it went beyond the norm, had conflict (if only a little) and there was resolution at the end (sort of). I think the third and fourth chapters are worth talking about, while the others have pretty much been covered by what I’ve already said. Conversely, the fourth was easily the worst (and we’ll come to why in a moment), while the fifth skirted the borders between good and average. Of the five chapters, the first two were rather bland (though the second was worse than the first), with the third easily being the best of the lot, though it wasn’t quite good enough for me to recommend the game for just that chapter alone. I’m sure that if more had actually happened in each route I could have come to care about many of the characters, but as I’ve already said that just didn’t happen. Still, the ending did get to me a little, so I imagine that if you cared about the characters it would have been really powerful.ĭespite the lacklustre plot the characters are done pretty well, with each having a distinct and relatively interesting personality, which is even more impressive when you consider the size of the cast and number of chapters. I was able to appreciate the quality of the ending, but because I hadn’t connected with the characters earlier I wasn’t able to enjoy it to the degree others may have. As far as I can tell Minori did a really good job with the overall ending, revealing links between the tales that, while being obvious almost immediately, were still pretty cool. Despite each chapter more or less having its own discrete conclusion, this lack of attachment actually has a pretty big impact towards the end of the game.
Sure, characters show up multiple times, but outside of their own chapter their presence is incredibly minimal. On top of that, because 5 different main characters share screen time, the time you spend in each chapter of the story doesn’t really allow you to connect with the characters involved in each one. I felt that a number of opportunities to spice up the story had been missed, which made me a little sad because the experience could have been that much better with their inclusion. In fact, the number of times this happened was truly astounding, like the developers were deliberately picking the most bland outcomes possible just to spite me. There were plenty of points where I was convinced that shit was about to hit the fan which then went on to bypass the potential conflict completely. The plot focuses on the relationship between the two, which is fine and even expected, but the routes felt a little light on anything that might be called excitement. Each portion of the Visual Novel has a brand new main male character from whose viewpoint you experience the story, as well as an (arguably) new love interest. The two share stories about the lives they’ve influenced over the years since last seeing each other, and that’s pretty much it. Ef begins with two people of unknown acquaintance meeting (supposedly after a long time) in a church on Christmas. Normally I like to start off with some sort of overview of a Visual Novel’s plot, but there’s really not much to tell here. I cannot deny that there were parts of Ef that I really enjoyed, but the vast majority of it left me rather bored an outcome I really wasn’t expecting after having read others’ opinions. However the plot is split up into five main stories that are meant to be played in sequence, meaning that treating the two as stand-alone Visual Novels would be silly. Ef – A Fairy Tale of the Two is technically made up of two separate visual novels: The First Tale and The Latter Tale. While it could just be me, this review isn’t going to do anything to assuage that feeling. I feel like I’ve been disagreeing with others a lot lately. Translator – No Name Losers (Unofficial and Official)
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